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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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